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Heteracanthocephalidae

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Heteracanthocephalidae is a family of parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumAcanthocephala
  3. ClassPalaeacanthocephala
  4. OrderEchinorhynchida
  5. FamilyHeteracanthocephalidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Aspersentinae <small>Golvan, 1960</small>
  • Heteracanthocephalinae <small>Petrochenko, 1956</small>
  • Molecular characterization
  • Notes
  • References

Heteracanthocephalidae is a family of parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida.

==Species== Heteracanthocephalidae contains two subfamilies (Aspersentinae and Heteracanthocephalinae) and the following species: ===Aspersentinae Golvan, 1960=== Aspersentis Van Cleave, 1929 Aspersentis austrinus Van Cleave, 1929 Aspersentis dissosthychi (Parukhin, 1989) Aspersentis johni (Bayliss, 1929)

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